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Hi my name is Paige and this is my story.
I was born missing the fingers on my right hand. But I can do everything that everyone else can do.
I had never used a prosthetic until I turned 14, when I got a prosthetic from the company Touch Bionics. I can move each finger on the prosthetic my doing certain motions with my little hand inside the prosthetic.
I have encountered questions my entire life from both adult and children alike. Recently I was in an elementary school working the children and a child asked about my hand. I gave my usual speech, “You know how I have blonde hair and you have brown hair? That's because everyone is born different right?”
Only this time the child responded with, “Not where I come from, maybe where you come from people are like that, but not here.”
With soldiers coming home from war, and people losing limbs in many different scenarios, people are being exposed to more and more “differences”.
Basically the point I am trying to make is don’t concentrate on what someone doesn’t have. Concentrate on what they do. Teach your children to accept everyone. I always meet parents who scold their children for asking what happened to my hand, but truthfully that makes them afraid. It makes being different into something that should be looked down on, as if it is something bad. Let them ask questions, let them learn that being different is OKAY!
And to the people like me, or just anyone that has to overcome some kind of obstacle, remember, there is nothing that you can do about it. It is something that you may always have to live with, so why not make the best of it. If you are positive about a situation life becomes 10000 times easier.
And to end on a good note, I can make a smily face with my hand. Have a good day!
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lumpybumps
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Awesome attitude OP. And your robohand looks properly badass ^^
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Dude. You have a bionic hand. That is probably the most badass thing I've seen all day.
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*adds you to the list of Imgurians to call when I need someone to accompany me on an adventure* A girl with a robot fist would be... handy?
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Cool! My hands make a heart :)
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I was gonna say "No that's your left hand" but then I realized the pictures were flipped horizontally.
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SoLongSaulGood
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that prosthetic is kinda hardcore. did you choose the colors yourself or did a super-villain design it?
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scoreman56
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The Bionic hand makes you look like a super villain. So be careful you aren't stereotyped by caped crusaders.
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Yup. You're awesome. I would upvote you again for your shirt too if I could.
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lazky
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You're right or your left? Looks like your left hand, and that ROBOT ARM IS BADASS
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All I could think of was: Sweet s#%+ she's hot.
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Grab my strong hand! But in all seriousness, good on ya OP!
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your bionic hand is bad ass and you have a great attitude toward life so +1
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you are so beautiful and gorgeous and we love every part of you!
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1/? Cool! Go you! Not to be impolite, but I am curious: is it a genetic mutation? Do you know why that happened to you? Thanks from France!
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You're pretty hot.
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That looks like your left hand
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TIL that somebody else at my school uses imgur. Isn't this a fabulous way to go about doing it
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Hi Paige! My name is Lotten, and I have a small right hand just like you! My dad helped me do an album http://imgur.com/a/hNPH8
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"Take my strong hand!"
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TheBasementNerd
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1. Omfg that [bleep]ing bio-hand is the absolute [bleep]
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I'm a congenital amputee below my left elbow. I work in the fitness industry w/ ppl like us! I just read my life in this post, OP.
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deadandbloated
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I registered to point out: The selfies were taken on a webcam that mirrored the image -read the shirt. That's why the robohand changes sides
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The smiley face! That would certainly brighten my day. That, and your optimism and resiliency. Good for you OP
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The baby picture is priceless!
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